Yaesu FT-897D Operating Manual

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Page 52 FT-897D OPERATING MANUALBEACON F EATUREThe FT-897D’s unique “Beacon” feature allow you to set up the transceiver to send a repetitive message. For example, on aDX-pedition, the FT-897D beacon might be activated on a 50 MHz frequency, to alert DXers as to possible band openings.MISCELLANEOUS S ETTINGSBeacon Transmission (On the Air)1. Press and hold in the [F] key for one second to enter theMenu mode.2. Rotate the MEM/VFO CH knob to select Menu ModeNo-012 [BEACON TIME].3. Rotate the DIAL to select the interval time (between mes-sage and message) (1 ~ 255 seconds).4. Press and hold in the [F] key for one second to exit tonormal operation.5. Press the [F] key momentarily, then rotate the MEM/VFO CH knob, as needed, until Multi Function Row“o” [PLY1, PLY2, PLY3] appears on the display.6. Press the [A](PLY1) key to activate the Beacon Feature.NOTE: When using the “beacon” feature, please disable the“VOX” feature.If you press [B](PLY2) or [C](PLY3), the mes-sage will be transmitted, after which the trans-mission will halt. Operationally, these two keysfunction the same as a traditional CW message keyer.7. To disable the transmission from the Beacon, just repeatthe above procedure, rotating the DIAL to select “OFF”in step 3 above.You may adjust the CW speed using Menu ModeNo-030 [CW SPEED].You may also send the Beacon Text manually. If this is done,all three “Beacon” messages may be used as a traditionalCW message keyer. To do this:1. Press and hold in the [F] key for one second to enter theMenu mode.2. Rotate the MEM/VFO CH knob to select Menu ModeNo-012 [BEACON TIME].3. Rotate the DIAL to select “OFF.”4. Press and hold in the [F] key for one second to exit tonormal operation.5. Press the [F] key momentarily, then rotate the MEM/VFO CH knob, as needed, until Multi Function Row“o”[PLY1, PLY2, PLY3] appears on the display.6. Press the [A](PLY1) key momentarily to send the “BEA-CON TEXT 1” message.Alternatively, pressing the [B](PLY2) or [C](PLY3) keywill initiate the message at those respective break points.Beacon Text Storage1. Press and hold in the [F] key for one second to enter theMenu mode.2. Rotate the MEM/VFO CH knob to select Menu ModeNo-011 [BEACON TEXT 1].3. Press the MEM/VFO CH knob to enable storage of theBeacon Text (the first character location will be underlined).4. Rotate the DIAL to select the first character (number orletter) in the Beacon Text you wish to store, then rotatethe MEM/VFO CH knob one click clockwise to moveto the next character.5. Repeat step 4 as many times as necessary to completethe Beacon Text. If the Beacon Text is less than 40 characters long,add the “ ” mark after the last character to terminatethe text, then press the MEM/VFO CH knob. If the Beacon Text is more than 40 characters long,but less than 79, set the last (40th) character to be“ ,” press the MEM/VFO CH knob, then rotate theto select “BEACON TEXT 2.” Now repeat step 4. If the Beacon Text is more than 79 characters long,up to 118 characters may be stored. In this case, setthe final character slot in “BEACON TEXT 2” to be“ ,” press the MEM/VFO CH knob, then rotate theto select “BEACON TEXT 3.” Now repeat step 4. Do not forget to install the “ ” mark after the lastcharacter, to terminate the text.6. Press and hold in the [F] key for one second until youhear a double beep; the second beep confirms that theBeacon text was successfully stored.